So ever since the gb update I have these four hard widgets at the bottom of the screen that never go away

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gotta admit, i laughed pretty hard when i read this
but your best bet is an alternative launcher. and in saying this, there is a BASIC launcher that has like 5 or 6 different 'UI's on it including a fake sense, motoblur (atrix style), among others. forget the name though